Active03499793Private limited companyCambridge

FIRST ASCENT GROUP LTD

A88/100

Owned by Stephen Mark Bentley, Stephen Douglas Cranwell and 1 other

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Summary

Generated from filed data · no estimates

FIRST ASCENT GROUP LTD is an active private limited company (company number 03499793) incorporated on 27 January 1998, registered in Cambridge. Its registered activity is management consultancy activities other than financial management (SIC 70229). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 31 May 2025, showing net assets of £653k and cash of £914k, with 11 employees on average. Net assets rose 28% on the prior period (£508k).

Peer position · net assets

By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 1,161 comparable companies in Cambridge (median £5,792, upper quartile £41k).

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Key dates

Incorporated
27 January 199828 yrs ago
Next accounts due
28 February 2027in 129 days
Confirmation statement due
10 February 2027in 111 days

Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.

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Activity

SIC 70229
Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Accounts type
Total Exemption Full
Size band
SmallCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials

2 periods on record · latest ending 31 May 2025
Net assets
£653k
+28%vs May 2024
Cash at bank
£914k
+62%vs May 2024
Turnover
Not reported
Employees
11
+38%vs May 2024
Net assets
£653k
Cash at bank
£914k
Average employees
11
Filed accounts by period, newest first
Period endNet assetsCashDebtorsCreditors <1yTurnoverProfitEmployees
31 May 2025£653k£914k£388k£660k——11
31 May 2024£508k£563k£212k£441k——8
Current ratio1.97Comfortable
Cash per employee£83kCash ÷ average employees

Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.

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Firmoscan score

Rules-based · every point shows its evidence
88 / 100 · grade A
EDCBA
Score breakdown
50Starting scoreEvery scored company starts here
+10Positive net assetsNet assets £653,092 at 2025-05-31
+8Net assets growing+28.5% vs prior period
+8Comfortable liquidityCurrent ratio 1.97
+4Cash reservesCash £914,348
+8EstablishedIncorporated 1998-01-27 (29 years)
88Score, grade A

A transparent, rules-based score from filed data only: every point lists its evidence. It is not a credit rating or advice. How the score is computed.

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Ownership and control

3 active
  • Mr Stephen Mark Bentley
    Individual · since 6 April 2016
    • owns 25–50% of shares
    • holds 25–50% of voting rights
  • Mr Stephen Douglas Cranwell
    Individual · since 6 April 2016
    • owns 25–50% of shares
    • holds 25–50% of voting rights
  • Mr David Glen Sales
    Individual · since 6 April 2016
    • owns 25–50% of shares
    • holds 25–50% of voting rights

Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents.

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Timeline

Newest first
  1. Next accounts duein 129 days
  2. Confirmation statement duein 111 days
  3. Accounts period endNet assets £653k · small accounts
  4. Accounts period endNet assets £508k · small accounts
  5. Incorporated
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Reminders for FIRST ASCENT GROUP LTD

Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.